Three million + safe miles doesn't matter??

Thanks for a reasonable and balanced response . . .

 

I can tell you that companies are less concerned about a driver knowing what an "S cam" is vs. a driver not violating HOS, or proper placarding, or anything else that's covered in orientation . . . If S cam knowledge was what companies were looking for, that's what they'd cover in orientation.

You don't have to like it, and you can be mad at that statement . . . but don't shoot the messenger

 

So why are you looking at these big outfits? the just look at a number grunt like a monkey at a keyboard and say numbers good hire. You might want to look at some smaller outfits running say 20-60 trucks, the pay is usually better.

 

Exactly right . . . generally. The bigger the company, the more actuarial. Good smaller companies are harder to find, but they'll waive requirements as they see fit based on candidate.

 

You take things personally . . . as Aaron Rodgers said "R E L A X" . . . we're all on the same side here pal. I drove for 3 years, now run the recruiting department for a 140 truck fleet.

 

No they just look over 50!

 

here is the comparison you wanted.....I'm not being emotional sir....just factual...at 67 your father is a much more experienced driver , and usually by default , a better driver for it. there are exceptions however. Why not ask your father.... I would wager he would say the same thing...that he at 67 is a much more alert , and aware driver than he was at 30...You're wrong in the assuption that everything about the driving experience has changed in the last 10 years....rules/laws may have changed somewhat , technologies for sure have changed quite a bit. But , a driver ( a good one) still must pre-trip/post-trip a truck , he must drive according to how the road/traffic/weather conditions dictate , he must be ever vigilant to his surroundings at the front/rear/overhead/underneath/ and to each side of his vehicle and also to those vehicle/s around him......constantly....that my young friend has been the case since the inception of the trucking industry...and it ( being the safe operation of a CMV) will always remain a constant goal for a driver to reach for.....it ain't and shouldn't ever change.....here is your study....

[h=1]Young Drivers and Large Trucks[/h]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]FACT SHEET[/FONT] ​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]A DEADLY MIX - YOUNG DRIVERS AND LARGE TRUCKS[/FONT] ​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Why The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Should Reject a Proposal That Would Allow 18-20 Year Olds To Obtain A Commercial Driver License (CDL)[/FONT] ​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]At present, the minimum qualifications for a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) includes a requirement that the driver be at least 21 years of age. The FMCSA is considering a proposal to initiate a pilot program to allow individuals between the ages of 18 to 20 to obtain a CDL for the purpose of operating a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. Essentially, the pilot program would require a minimum of 48 weeks of classroom and driving instruction before an individual could receive a license. The program breaks down into 22 weeks of truck driver training school, 8 weeks of a driver finishing program, and 18 weeks of team driving with a driver 25 years of age or older. Younger drivers would be required to pass the performance standards of the full program and reach the age of 19 before driving solo. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Despite driver education and training programs, research conclusively shows that this age group is overrepresented in motor vehicle crashes. The following facts illustrate the extreme danger and risks involved in allowing 18-21 year olds to drive commercial vehicles on our nation's roads and highways.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]18 -20 Year Olds Are Higher Risk Drivers[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]• Specific studies of young commercial motor vehicle drivers show that large truck fatal crash involvement rates predictably and steadily increase with decreasing driver age. (University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, or UMTRI, 1989).[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]• If the minimum driving age for interstate truck drivers were lowered to 19 years of age from 21 years of age, 19 and 20 years old drivers would have up to 3 times the overall fatal crash rate for all truck drivers. (UMTRI, 1989).[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]• The general pattern of crash overinvolvement for young truck drivers controls every combination of factors studied by UMTRI, showing that the increasing crash involvement rate as the age of the young driver decreases is associated directly with age and not with other factors. (UMTRI, 1989).[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]• Drivers between the ages of 16-19 have the highest crash rates of all drivers overall. In fact, 16-19 year olds are 3 times more likely to be involved in fatal crashes and 3.3 times more likely to be involved in injury crashes. (Ferguson, S.A. et al., 1996).[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]• Motor vehicle death rates per 100,000 people peak for drivers between the ages of 18 and 19. (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or IIHS Fatality Facts, 1999).[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]• All younger drivers are overinvolved in fatal crashes until about the age of 27. (UMTRI, 1989).[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]• Drivers under the age of 19 are overinvolved in fatal crashes by a factor of 4 and drivers between the ages of 19-20 are overinvolved by a factor of 6. (UMTRI, 1989; Williams, 1985).[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]• The highest motor vehicle death rate per 100,000 people is among 16-24 year old drivers and drivers over 80 years of age. (IIHS Fatality Facts, 1999). [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]• According to a survey, young drivers are often distracted by cell phones, CD players and radios, exhibit a lack of judgment behind the wheel, overestimate their driving ability and do not realize the serious consequences of driving a motor vehicle. (George Mason University Study, 2000).[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]• Young drivers are less likely to process information they need from the driving environment and they are less able to devote full attention to the driving task because adolescents do not have the emotional, mental and physical abilities of an adult. The prefrontal cortex, the site of judgment formation in the brain, does not fully develop until late teens, which profoundly affects the skills and abilities of young drivers. (George Mason University Study, 2000). [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]• A 1997-1998 study by University of Wisconsin economist, Kristen Monaco, found that 24% of truckers younger than 30 years old reported being in a crash compared to 12% of drivers over 30 years old. (LA Times, 2-23-01).[/FONT]